Associated PressDavid Ortiz, Kevin Youkilis and Dustin Pedroia have helped the Red Sox' offense get on a roll.

The Boston Red Sox offense has officially shaken off the early doldrums and transformed into an unruly juggernaut.

The team hung 14 runs on the Milwaukee Brewers Monday night
and knocked starter Wade LeBlanc out after third, marking the sixth time in 29
games the team scored at least 14 runs. It was also the 11th time this
season a starter failed to see the fourth inning against Boston.

According to ESPN and the Boston Red Sox game notes, the only other team to record six 14-run
games in less than a span of 30 games was the 1930 New York Yankees, who were
led by the hall-of-fame duo of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, and did so seven times in 20 games.

And as far as the early exit by pitchers go, the Yankees and
Philadelphia Phillies rank second in starts of three innings or less, with both
coming in at six.

It's easy to see the team is starting to live up its lofty
preseason hype, and is continuing to do so without starting left fielder Carl
Crawford and shortstop Jed Lowrie.

"One through nine guys are swinging the bats well, guys are
walking, guys are finding a way to get on and we're getting the big hits,"
second baseman Dustin Pedroia said.

That's what has made it so special. It's been a total team
effort and everyone seems to be getting hot at the same time.

David Ortiz was on a 14-game hitting streak entering Tuesday,
Adrian Gonzlaez is arguably the best player going in baseball right now, and
Dustin Pedroia has begun to come around, hitting .390 in the 10 games since
having his knee evaluated.

"It's just great at-bats. It's a lineup that consistently
has good at-bats, professional at-bats, and you wear down a pitcher," Gonzalez
said.

Right now, it looks like there's no stopping the Red Sox, who are currently averaging a major-league best 5.49 runs per game.

Gonzalez is
hitting .374 with 14 homers and 52 RBIs since May 1, and has become an obvious
candidate to be pitched around, but the depth of the lineup has created a situation where teams have no choice but to try and get him out.

If they decide to dodge him, they'll run into Kevin
Youkilis. Keep running and there's Ortiz, who has 17 homers and is hitting
.323, in the fifth spot.

"We got a pretty darn good lineup," Pedroia said. "It's kind
of pick your poison. It's one of those things."

It's also one of those things that should continue to force historical comparisons throughout the second half of the season.